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Clean Development

The Millenium Development Goals, agreed to by every member country of the United Nations in 2000, call for the worldwide eradication of poverty and hunger, universal education, gender equality and huge improvements in health by 2015: two years ago!!

Can we do this without making the planet warmer?

Let's think big and imagine how we can confront the climate crisis in a way that is realistic about the other major problems that we face as a planet and as a species on it.




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Clean Development

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Weloveyoufrenk   2024-10-08 16:00:22 (Last post: 2025-11-18 15:59:52)
Clean Development

the climatic conditions are getting worse and worse, today we should reduce the consumption of non renewable sources, reduce pollution, stop deforestation, recycle, and use renewable sources.

RileyWcanada   2025-11-18 15:59:52

I agree that we should do this, but it's not that easy. most of the things in the world run on non-renewable resources and it would take much longer to convert all of these into renewable sources. I think we should focus on putting are money into things like carbon scrubbers that take the carbon out of the atmosphere so that we have more time to convert to clean energy. we should also implement a mandatory carbon tax to help fund this well also making harder for people to continue using fossil fuels etc...

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Arif123   2025-11-17 15:14:22
mechanism

an international climate program established under the Kyoto Protocol that allowed industrialized countries to invest in emission-reduction projects in developing countries and receive credit for these reductions.

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CAHEBOD   2025-05-14 14:44:04 (Last post: 2025-11-15 00:58:00)
Reduce our Flying

A big contributer to the carbon footprint is flying. Alot of people have to fly for there job but sometimes people fly really far sometimes out of country. They dont realize how much Co2 that releases.

Maryam E.   2025-11-15 00:58:00

I agree that a big contributor to our carbon footprint is flying however not everyone has the accessibility to a different type of transportation to get where they want to go, and depending on the place, taking a different type of transport,for example a car it could produce more carbon than taking a flight.

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zakariya   2025-11-14 13:47:01
clean development

"Clean development" generally refers to sustainable development practices, which aim to meet present human needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This approach requires balancing economic growth with social equity and environmental protection, such as transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Historically, the international community formalized this concept in part through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a system under the Kyoto Protocol that allowed developed nations to invest in emission-reduction projects in developing countries and earn carbon credits in return. These projects, which can include things like rural electrification using solar panels or improving energy efficiency in industrial processes, foster the transfer of cleaner, more efficient technologies and stimulate sustainable economic growth in host nations. Overall, clean development is a holistic approach to building a more sustainable world for everyone, integrating environmental concerns into the core of business and societal practices.

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ElliotWong   2025-11-10 17:28:05
Current U.S. Administration's Stance on Climate Change and its Effects

In a stark parallel to his predecessor, President Trump mobilized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin to deregulate greenhouse gas emission reporting, reporting of regulations of power plants, and the reconsideration of regulations placed on the oil and gas industry in March. While President Biden quickly called world leaders to join in an agreement to limit the 100-year climate-change outlook to a predicted 1.5 degrees Celsius, the current U.S. administration has confirmed its decision not to send a delegate to the upcoming COP 30 hosted by the UN and will shy away from active talks on worldwide climate policy.  In an effort to combat inflation in the United States and fulfill his campaign promise of making gas, oil, and electricity prices cheaper, President Trump has also repealed many regulatory agencies and standards, including the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for American energy and manufacturing centers and the Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards. How will the United States’ reversal on its stance on climate change influence less developed second and third-world countries and their climate change policies? Additionally, how will its repeal of greenhouse gas regulations influence other big contributors in deciding to reaffirm their own climate change policies?

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avraBOD   2025-05-14 14:57:07
Flying Less

Flying is the biggest way I add to my carbon footprint. Planes use a lot of fuel and release pollution into the air. To cut down on this, I can fly less and take trains or buses for shorter trips. If I do fly, picking direct flights helps because takeoff and landing create the most pollution. Some airlines are working on fuel-efficient planes, and I can also use carbon offset programs to support eco-friendly projects. A big question is how the aviation industry can make flying greener.

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maddy14   2024-11-18 19:26:00 (Last post: 2025-04-27 01:54:42)
How can we promote renewable energy?

Renewable energy sources are cleaner ways of getting energy, basically anything but burning fossil fuels. There are many renewable energy sources that we can use to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. For example, here in British Columbia, we use hydro power, which means we get our energy from water. There are many forms of renewable energy such as wind energy, geothermal energy, solar energy, and bio energy. Some well know ways of using these sources of energy are wind turbines, or solar panels. Which turn wind and sun into energy. But what if you don't have control over what energy you use? Write to government officials! Donate to organisations who work to have clean energy! If we can get the majority of the planet using renewable energy, this will lower our greenhouse gas emissions by a lot!!

h1a2n3a4   2025-04-27 01:54:42

I completely agree with you.Promoting renewable energy is essential for reducing pollution and fighting climate change.It's great that places like British Columbia are already using hydro power and it's inspiring to see the many option we have,like wind,solar and geothermal energy.I also believe that encouraging the government we can make a big difference.

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raduhanganu86   2024-10-22 22:34:21 (Last post: 2025-04-27 01:21:50)
STOP POLLUTION

Pollution is a major environmental issue affecting air, water, and soil. It is primarily caused by human activities like industrial emissions, vehicle exhaust, and improper waste disposal. Pollution harms ecosystems, endangers wildlife, and poses serious health risks to humans. Reducing pollution requires global cooperation and sustainable practices to protect our planet for future generations.

econroy   2024-10-23 20:53:45

I agree that reducing pollution requires global cooperation. I think many people have a mentality that since other people wont reduce polution they wont either.

KaleahE   2024-10-24 06:46:35

I feel very passionate about the fact that for us to calm down pollution, we all have to come together as a whole and change the things we are doing. We also have to think about other people because, in America, most people care about themselves and don't care about the people around them, which causes people to do reckless behavior.

ianb   2024-10-24 07:14:23

I feel like this is an "obvious" thing to say, but It's definitely true. I think we should ask the question, "How do we convince many people on an international scale to contribute to stopping pollution?"

Kyec   2024-11-18 15:47:40

I like how you mentioned water and soil pollution because people are not very informed on those topics. The most discussed topic on pollution is air pollution but there's much more to it than just that. There's many more contributions to pollution that not a lot of people talk about like pollution caused by agriculture. I think that humans in general should be more educated on pollution and the way it affects so many aspects of the world from food, the ocean/marine life, air quality, health effects, and so much more. We also need to be more informed on the ways we can reduce our impacts on pollution. There's so much more to what we can do than just driving less with gas-run cars and not littering, and also the small things we can do in our daily lives to make a huge impact our how the environment turns out to be.

TaylerSwift   2025-02-07 16:11:49

I agree that we should reduce pollution and that everyone needs to work hard to get someone and it will be worth it to protect or planet

h1a2n3a4   2025-04-27 01:21:50

I agree that pollution is one of the greatest challenges of our time.Industrial production and traffic are damaging the quality of the air and water every day.It is necessary for all of us,thought education and changes in habits to take steps towards sustainable development.Only we can make our planet safe for life.

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Răzvan.2.0   2025-04-09 01:44:41
Dezvoltare curată

Eu cred ca în ultimii ani oameni au murdărit foarte mult planeta dar cu puțin ajutor de la prieteni putem îngriji planeta, să reciclam pet-urile sa strângem gunoiul de pe spatiile verzi. Atenție!Nu doar noi avem de suferit, ci și animalele  și plantele. Să lucram împreună pentru o viată mai curată

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Go Diego GO 5   2025-02-11 14:35:46 (Last post: 2025-02-11 14:49:10)
Case studies

The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, located in a developed coastal area of the United States, focuses on marine conservation and environmental management. In contrast, the Mi Teleférico Cable Car Project, situated in the mountainous region of Bolivia, primarily addresses urban development challenges by enhancing public transportation. These case studies highlight how projects can differ significantly based on regional context and sector-specific objectives.

DoorSal   2025-02-11 14:49:10

ok

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aubaBOD   2024-05-09 14:56:30 (Last post: 2025-02-07 16:14:20)
Airplanes

I want to bring up planes. I think planes are very important for life because they allow you to travel all around the world in just a few hours. I think planes are great but I think we should change something about them. We need to change the fact that planes are major polluters. Planes remain among the most polluting means of transport and something needs to be done. I propose electric planes. I have no idea how one would go about doing this, but this is just a suggestion. I want to bring this up because personally I travel and go on airplanes a lot and in return, I pollute a lot. This year, I calculated my carbon footprint and it said that it was 25,784 kgs of CO2 per year, compared to the average in California; 9,727 kgs of CO2 per year. You might be wondering why my carbon footprint is so high. It is because I travel so much. 18,311 of the 25,784 kgs of CO2 was from transportation. So overall, I think something needs to change about airplanes because I want to keep traveling but I dont want to be a major polluter.

Clément62180   2024-11-05 02:51:14

I think create electric plane is a good idea but is almost impossible because autonomy of airplane would be greatly reduce and the weight too much .

TaylerSwift   2025-02-07 16:14:20

i think that it will be hard to make an electric plane but i agree that it would help

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dawiBOD   2024-05-21 07:53:40
Clean Enviornment

In this world, people are still learning about the problems for combustion engines, and transportation such as cars planes and buses that have on the for the fossil fuels to our atmosphere. All transportation run by combustion engines releases mass amounts of fossil fuels into our atmosphere, which leads to climate change due to greenhouse gasses. Planes especially have a contribution to the fuels, since they are huge and need lots of power to take off and maintain speed while flying. Also, with millions of cars on the streets daily, fossil fuels are also being released at an alarming rate. Even electric vehicles require a lot of energy to produce which causes the release of fossil fuels. There are a few possibilities to where we can fix this problem. For one, taking public transportation is one of the best ways to begin shortening our carbon footprint. Two, buying electric vehicle takes a huge step from combustion engines, which will extremely shorten our carbon footprint. Although they require a lot of energy to produce, if used long enough, they are more efficient than combustion engines. And finally, making commercial electric planes will help reduce the carbon footprint of many travelers.

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Daria Gabriela   2024-05-14 11:46:58
Spune NU poluării!!

Degradarea mediului înconjurător este un proces lent, dar sigur. În prezent, poluarea și epuizarea resurselor naturale reprezintă probleme ce afectează o mare parte din populația planetei.
A venit vremea să conștientizăm faptul că resursele naturale NU sunt interminabile și că orice mică acțiune pe care o exercităm asupra mediului înconjurător, cum ar fi simpla aruncare a unui ambalaj pe stradă, va avea consecințe negative.
Iată cum puteți contribui la protejarea mediului înconjurător:
1. Nu mai aruncați gunoaie pe jos!
Pentru început, adoptați un comportament ecologic prin a evita să mai aruncați gunoaiele direct pe stradă. Există recipiente speciale pentru colectarea deșeurilor, amplasate în fiecare oraș. Fiți cetățeni responsabili și încurajați reciclarea materialelor din sticlă, hârtie și plastic, plasând deșeurile în pubelele corespunzătoare.
2. Dacă dețineți o fabrică sau o firmă care poluează mediul prin arderea materiei brute, asigurați-vă că apelați la serviciile companiilor care se ocupă de colectarea și reciclarea deșeurilor industriale, cum ar fi GREENGlobal, pentru a reduce gradul de poluare.
3. Conduceți mai rar!
Mașinile poluează EXTREM de mult prin arderea combustibilului și evacuarea acelui fum negru și toxic, care este atât de nociv pentru mediul înconjurător.

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ski4boii   2024-04-15 04:30:59 (Last post: 2024-05-13 07:41:16)
My opinion on the carbonne

Carbon footprint of students can vary greatly depending on their lifestyle and habits. However, it's crucial for students to be mindful of their environmental impact and strive to reduce their carbon footprint. Simple changes like using public transportation, reducing energy consumption, and adopting sustainable practices can make a significant difference. Moreover, educational institutions should also promote eco-friendly initiatives and provide resources to help students make more environmentally conscious choices. By collectively working towards reducing carbon emissions, students can contribute to a healthier planet for future generations.

Sheyzo   2024-04-15 04:33:31

i agree with your opinion, but the students are not careful to the Carbon Footprint.

BrbaBOD   2024-05-09 18:15:19

I agree that students should try to reduce their carbon footprint and should be more mindful of their environmental impact. While I agree with that, I disagree that students should use public transportation more. I take a bus 2 miles to the train station then take the train 45 minutes to my house every day after school, this increases my carbon footprint a massive amount. My overall foot print is 25,784 kgs and my transportation carbon footprint was 18,311 kgs, which is about 70% of my overall carbon footprint. So instead of public transportation i propose to use electric cars and carpool with a friend. This will really make a difference in your carbon footprint and help overall sustain a healthy environment.

AdScBOD   2024-05-09 21:24:39

Of course I agree that reducing carbon footprint is important and I agree that changing your lifestyle can help with that. It is very frustrating for me though because when I took the test, my carbon footprint for transportation was way above average, however I don't know how to reduce it! I live far away from school but I take the bus and I have to go to sports practice everyday. I feel like I can't really reduce my transportation footprint even though I want to because most of where I go is necessary to my daily life. Overall, I want to find a way to dramatically change my carbon footprint but still get where I need to go.

NogeBOD   2024-05-13 07:41:16

I also agree that students need to be more aware of their impact in order to reduce their carbon footprint. However, I don’t believe that a small lifestyle change is necessary for all students. From my experience, the biggest carbon sink that I had was airplanes/flights as they took up half of my footprint at about 9,300 kgs. So for me, if I wanted to bring my carbon footprint down the best solution would be to fly less and not to switch to public transportation. Also in my case, I already take public transportation so I wouldn’t need to switch to using it. But, It doesn’t mean that people who don’t take public transit shouldn’t stop, only that not everyone needs to make that change as they already might be taking public transit. Depending on the person their carbon footprint may be heavily increased by different influences, therefore I agree that people can change their carbon footprint by changing something, but not everyone can change a small thing and have the same impact.

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JOGOBOD   2024-05-09 17:23:40
Transportatio

As an entire population, our world is still learning about the negative effects combustion engines and transportation have on the addition of fossil fuels to our atmosphere. All transportation run by combustion engines emits mass amounts of fossil fuels into our atmosphere, leading to climate change due to greenhouse gasses. Planes especially contribute immense amounts of fossil fuels since they are very big and require a lot of power to take off and maintain speed while flying. Additionally, with the tens of millions of cars on the streets daily, fossil fuels are being emitted at an absurd rate. Even electric vehicles require a lot of energy to produce which causes the emission of tons of fossil fuels. How can we fix this problem? There are a few possibilities... First, carpooling and taking public transportation is one of the best ways to begin minimizing your carbon footprint. For every person who contributes, we will emit less every day. Secondly, buying electric vehicles is a big step up from combustion engines, which will drastically minimize your carbon footprint. Although they require a lot of energy to produce, if used long enough, they are more efficient than combustion engines. Finally, developing commercial electric planes will immensely help reduce the carbon footprint of many travelers. Let's continue to minimize our carbon footprint and make our planet a healthier place.

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fedefc17   2024-04-26 09:55:28
Birds on the move

Do you know why birds are showing up in the most unlikely places? That's because of climate change messing with their migration patterns, in fact warmer temperatures mess up their internal GPS, so they end up flying to different places for food and shelter. These bird migrations might not seem like a big deal, but they mess with ecosystems and can even make some species struggle to survive. So, let's keep an eye on life below our heads and work to protect their habitats.

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PATAAA   2024-04-26 09:30:50
Reduce the utilization of non-renewable resources.

We need to prioritize clean development by reducing our reliance on non-renewable sources of energy. Instead of burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas, which release harmful emissions into the atmosphere, we should focus on renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydroelectric power.
By transitioning to renewable energy, we can not only reduce pollution and combat climate change but also create new job opportunities and stimulate economic growth in the clean energy industry. Investing in renewable energy technologies and infrastructure is key to achieving a sustainable future for our planet and future generations.

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ChanceUSA2   2024-04-24 10:09:22
Clean energy sources

From factory emissions from fossil fuels burned by automobiles, there are many ways that our world develops. Without development we will have no technological advancements in our world. In which we constantly need to address the many problems we face in our modern world. There needs to be a form of clean energy, one which may be burned through without causing any form of environmental damage. This is true of Electricity in certain cases depending upon how it is generated. If generated via clean means (Water, Wind, Thermal via the Sun), there is no emission which can be traced back to it, nor can impact the environment. It’s one of many clean sources of energy which have no polluted or harmful emissions. These sources of energy need to be used more efficiently and often. Solar could be the most viable, as it is the most efficient and viable but is expensive and only works on a clear sunny day. In my opinion I feel that we could most definitely use more wind energy as it's free, The only problem is that it won't always be windy. So what else could we use? Short answer, all of the different energy sources.
See in my Opinion we could utilize all of them, chances are most companies don't use all of them but some are returning to a more energy efficient way to reduce emissions and keep cost low while not damaging the environment in any way.

Sources - https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings … -mechanism
https://www.energy.gov/eere/renewable-energy

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madelynUSA   2024-04-24 07:36:17
Save the Earth

There are multiple different ways that we can keep our environment clean, but one of the biggest ways is simply throwing away or recycling your trash. Many people don’t actually realize how much trash ruins the environment and how much it kills animals. The United States alone produces 268 million tons of waste each year, 140 million of it going into landfills. Each American throws away about 1,200 pounds of organic waste each year, meaning we only recycle about 67.2 million tons of a possible 267.8 million. Animals are also innocent victims affected by litter. Over one million animals die each year just from trash pollution alone. 60% of water pollution is also attributed to litter. At least 100,000 fish and other marine animals die from plastic pollution per year. The American society can set up many clean development systems that the citizens can follow. This will help lower the percentage of the amount of pollution. In having a good system in which the recyclables actually get recycled and disposed of properly, we can save the wildlife and our planet as a whole. Cleaning up the environment is critical, it preserves our biosphere, and helps preserve the earth's natural resources. If you don’t know what we should be recycling; we should always recycle our water bottles, newspapers, mixed paper, magazines, cardboard, plastic drink bottles, plastic product bottles, aluminum cans, and even our clothes. We should also always throw our trash away in the trash bins to keep our planet clean. Using more wind turbines and solar panels to power buildings and using more public transportation and electric trains can also reduce carbon a lot. On this earth we have to take care of eachother and put our own personal wants aside. We all can make an effort to reduce our carbon footprint and make the world a better place.

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maya.munteanu   2024-04-10 03:42:58
To recicle

I Like this application very much you când learn to recycle and more other things???

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karina.budau   2024-04-10 03:40:58
Let's not pollute!!

It's not good to pollute!

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Marguerite   2024-03-25 18:04:59
Clean energy

One of the biggest contributors to climate change is the fossil fuels that most of us use everyday to heat our homes, power our cars, and to cook our food. This is something that is so important to fix. Something that we can do is to start using alternatives to propane gas. There are lots of alternatives out there for using propane gas, such as biodiesel, electric powered vehicles, natural gas vehicles. To heat your home there are also lots of alternatives such as geothermal power, which is very cost effective and works very well. Solar power is also another alternative to heating homes, that is so much better for the environment then gas. There are so many other solutions to heating your home in a different way, and they are not all exponentially more expensive. We should all be trying to find ways in our lives to find alternatives that will work for us for cars, heating, and all of the other appliances used in our household in our daily lives. It is hard to make an immediate switch from your old gas powered car to a new electric one, but start small. Look at how these alternative solutions will effect you and your carbon footprint. This small switch might seem like it is unnecessary and not doing a lot, but it will  impact so much if we all do our part to try and lower our carbon footprint.

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Jqck   2024-03-22 08:13:54
Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Sustainable aviation fuel or SAF is a fuel made with feedstocks that can go into all commercial planes when blended with traditional jet fuel. Currently we can only blend 50% SAF with conventional jet fuel on commercial flights, but even with that limit, SAF can reduce GHG emissions by 40-47%. One negative of SAF is that it is about 3 times more expensive than conventional jet fuel. I do believe it is a necessary development if we want to save the planet.

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Baxter.Thackeray   2024-03-22 06:04:04 (Last post: 2024-03-22 06:08:22)
High speed rails

High speed rails are an efficient cheep and good for the environment way to transport people quickly across country’s. They run completely off of Electricity and they move at around 200 mph (320 kph). The best part is they would limit the amount of people driving cars and riding on planes which are some of the biggest carbon emitting things on the earth right now. Most countries have high speed rails but if you are not in one of those countries try to bring it up with your parents or you teachers to try to bring it to there attention so hopefully we can install high speed rails in countries that don’t really have them.

brownell   2024-03-22 06:08:22

if you can use less energy to move more people instead of having them drive themselfs it helps the eviroment so makes perfect sence to me

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